SDSU track and field

SDSU TRACK AND FIELD FINISHES SECOND AT MW CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hannah Waller was named the MW Women’s Outstanding Performer of the meet.

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February 24, 2024 (Albuquerque) -San Diego State track and field completed the third and final day of the Mountain West Indoor Championship, finishing second overall with 103 points. The Aztecs had five different individuals and a relay team combine for eight medals on Saturday.

 


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD FINISHES COMPETITION AT TROJAN INVITE

Fourteen Aztecs compete

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April 8, 2023 (Los Angeles) - The Aztec track and field team wrapped up competition at the USC Trojan Invitational this afternoon at Allyson Felix Field in Los Angeles, California. The Aztecs were represented in ten different events by 14 athletes. 


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD: AZTECS FINISH COMPETITION AT ROSS AND SHARON IRWIN INVITE

Aztecs compete in pole vault and throws

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March 18, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State track and field sent a small contingent of athletes to the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational as the Aztec pole vaulters and throwers made their outdoor season debut Saturday at Point Loma’s meet.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD FINISHES THIRD AT MOUNTAIN WEST INDOOR CHAMPS

11 Aztecs earn podium spots

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February 25, 2023 (Albuquerque) - The Aztec track and field team finished third at the Mountain West Indoor Championships. Danae Dyer won the 60m hurdles for the second consecutive year, Ashley Callahan won the pole vault, and Jada Moore won the 60m dash.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE MOUNTAIN WEST TITLE

Four Aztecs won individual events and two relay teams were crowned event champions

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May 14, 2022 (Clovis) - Four Aztecs won individual events, and two relay teams were crowned event champions as the Aztecs were crowned Mountain West Conference Champions for the second consecutive year. Jada Moore, Simone Johnson, Danae Dyer and Kaitlin Heri all won their respective events throughout the weekend, while the Aztecs won both the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay on Saturday night.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD'S JADA MOORE PACES AZTECS AT DESERT HEAT CLASSIC

The Aztecs had four top 10 all-time marks set on Saturday night.

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April 30, 2022 (Irvine/Tucson) - The Aztec track and field team returned to the track on Saturday night at both the Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, California and the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Arizona. The Aztecs set four top 10 all-time marks on Saturday.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD: AZTECS WRAP UP COMPETITION AT THE AZTEC INVITATIONAL

The Aztecs placed second overall as a team

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March 26, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec track and field team wrapped up competition on Saturday at the 43rd Annual Aztec Invitational. The Aztecs had 11 podium finishers, four athletes set top 10 all-time marks in their events, and finished second overall.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD: AZTECS SWEEP PODIUM AAT ROSS AND SHARON IRWIN INVITATIONAL

SDSU’s pole vault team swept the podium
 
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March 19, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State track and field returned to action on Saturday in emphatic fashion, sweeping the podium in the pole vault competition at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational at Point Loma Nazarene University.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD FINISHES UNM COLLEGIATE CLASSIC

The Aztecs finished in the top five in five events

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February 5, 2022 (Albuquerque) - The Aztec track and field team finished the UNM Collegiate Classic at the Albuquerque Convention Center Saturday afternoon. SDSU had five athletes enter their name in the Aztecs’ indoor record books and five earn top five finishes.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD WRAPS UP LBSU THROWS/JUMPS FEST

Kaitlin Heri won the pole vault, her fifth first place finish of the year 

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May 1, 2021 (Long Beach) - The Aztec track and field team competed in four events at Long Beach State Saturday afternoon, earning one first place finish and recording two personal bests.


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SIX FORMER AZTECS COMPETE AT U.S. TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Whitney Ashley finished fourth in the discus throw

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July 29, 2019 (Des Moines) - Six former Aztecs competed at the US Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa over the weekend.

Whitney Ashley (’12) had the highest finish among former SDSU student-athletes with a fourth-place finish in the discus throw. Her best toss was 201-10 (61.52m).


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD: BONNIE DRAXLER BREAKS HER OWN POLE VAULT SCHOOL RECORD

 

 

Draxler clears 14-9.60

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March 30, 2019 (Los Angeles) - The Aztec track and field team wrapped up the Jim Bush Legends Invitational at UCLA Saturday afternoon. SDSU showed their prowess with six first place finishes including Bonnie Draxler’s new school record in the pole vault.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD FINISHES THIRD AT MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

 

SDSU wins 4x400m relay with record-breaking time

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February 23, 2019 (Albuquerque) - The San Diego State Aztecs track and field team took third place at the Mountain West Indoor Championships after winning the 4x400 meter relay with a record breaking time Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center.


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FORMER AZTEC ASHLEY HENDERSON FINISHES SECOND IN THE 100M DASH AT USA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Henderson runs personal best 10.96

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June 22, 2018 (Des Moines) - Former Aztec Ashley Henderson took second place in the 100 meter dash at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships with a personal best time of 10.96 seconds at Drake University Friday evening.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD: ASHLEY HENDERSON FINISHES IN SIXTH IN THE 200 METER DASH

 

Henderson finished in 23.34

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June 9, 2018 (Eugene, Ore.) - Ashley Henderson finished in sixth place in the 200 meter dash at the NCAA Championships Saturday evening at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

“I ran with everything I had inside of me,” Henderson explained. “Of course I’m disappointed with my placement, but ultimately I’m more proud with myself because of how far I’ve come.”


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD: AZTECS QUALIFY 4X100 AND 4X400 RELAYS FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Ashley Henderson also qualified in the 200 meter dash

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May 26, 2018 (Sacramento) - The San Diego State Track & Field team wrapped up the final day of the NCAA West Preliminary Championships by qualifying both relay teams and Ashley Henderson in the 200 meter dash to the NCAA Championships.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD: LISA-ANNE BARROW AND ASHLEY HENDERSON PUNCH TICKETS TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Both Henderson (100m) & Barrow (400m) won their heats

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May 25, 2018 (Sacramento) - Ashley Henderson (100m) and Lisa-Anne Barrow (400m) won their heats in the quarterfinals of the NCAA West Preliminary Championships Friday evening to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. in two weeks.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD: LISA-ANNE BARROW AND ASHLEY HENDERSON ADVANCE TO QUARTERFINALS AT NCAA WEST PRELIMS

 

Barrow & Henderson need to finish in top 12 to advance to NCAA Championships in Eugene

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May 24, 2018 (Sacramento) - Ashley Henderson and Lisa-Anne Barrow qualified for the quarterfinals at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Sacramento Thursday evening. Henderson had the tenth best time in the 100 meter dash (11.36) and Barrow had the 17th best mark in the 400 (53.40) to move on to the next round.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD: AZTECS SPRINT PAST COMPETITION TO MW CHAMPIONSHIP

 

 

SDSU wins 4th Outdoor Title in past six years

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May 12, 2018 (Clovis) - The San Diego State Track & Field team captured the Mountain West Outdoor Championship Saturday evening. The Aztecs, who entered the day in 11th place, dominated every sprinting event to rally and win their fourth championship in the last six years.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD: SPRINTERS SET AZTECS UP FOR STRONG FINISH AT MW CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

13 Aztecs qualify for Saturday's finals in 100, 200 & 400 meter dash

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May 11, 2018 (Clovis) - The San Diego State Track & Field team wrapped up the third day of the Mountain West Outdoor Championships Friday evening at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in Clovis, Calif. On a warm and windy afternoon, the Aztecs dominated the prelims of the sprints and will send a combined 13 athletes to the finals in the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes Saturday.


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AZTEC TRACK & FIELD WRAPS UP DAY ONE AT THE DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL

 

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February 9, 2018 (Alberquerque) - The San Diego State track and field team wrapped up day one of the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. Friday evening. The evening was highlighted by Ellison Grove’s No. 2 finish in the 600 and Lisa Anne Barrow’s long jump of 19-09.75, a top-ten mark in program history.


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SHELIA BURRELL ADDS SDSU ALUM ROBERT LUSITANA TO STAFF

 

Lusitana most recently coached at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego

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August 14, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State alum Robert Lusitana has been added to the San Diego State track and field/cross country program staff as the head distance and cross country coach, head coach Shelia Burrell announced today.


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TWO AZTECS SET TO COMPETE AT IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Ashley and Thomas-Ricketts each finished second at their national championships

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August 3, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State track and field will have two representatives at the 16th IAAF World Championships, with former standouts Whitney Ashley and Shanieka Thomas-Ricketts representing the United States and Jamaica, respectively. The world championships are underway August 4-13 in London.


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AZTEC ALUM SHANIEKA THOMAS-RICKETTS QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Thomas-Ricketts and Whitney Ashley will represent SDSU at the IAAF World Championships this August

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June 25, 2017 (Sacramento) - San Diego State track and field alum Shanieka Thomas-Ricketts became the second Aztec qualify for the IAAF World Championships this August in London, one of three Aztecs to compete at national championships today.


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AUZENNE NAMED MW TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

 

Auzenne and 14 other Aztecs compete at the Penn Relays this weekend

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April 25, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior Micha Auzenne was named the Mountain West Women's Track Athlete of the Week for meets held April 21-22. The honor comes on the heels of her win in the 100-meter hurdles at the Triton Invitational, during which she ran a collegiate best and the fifth-best time in SDSU history.


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AZTEC TRACK AND FIELD WINS TRITON INVITATIONAL BEHIND THREE EVENT CHAMPIONS

 

SDSU collected nearly 93 points more than the second-place finisher

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April 22, 2017 (La Jolla) - San Diego State track & field won UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational, thanks to three individual event champions and 13 top-five finishes on Saturday.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD PRODUCES SUCCESSFUL DAY WITH SPLIT SQUADS

 

SDSU had six top 10 finishes during the day

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April 14, 2017 (Azusa/Long Beach) - San Diego State track & field had six top 10 finishes with split squads at the Beach Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational Friday.

SDSU concluded the Bryan Clay Invitational by competing in the 100, 400, 800 and 400-meter hurdles.


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TWO FORMER AZTEC TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES MAKE RIO OLYMPICS

 

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July 3, 2016 (Kingston, Jamaica) - Former San Diego State Aztec track and field athlete Shanieka Thomas qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics today with a runner-up finish in the triple jump at the Jamaican Senior National Championships in Kingston, Jamaica.


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SIX AZTECS TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES NAMED ALL-AMERICANS

 

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June 13, 2016 (New Orleans) - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced today that six San Diego State athletes have been named All-Americans due to their performance at the last stop of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship last week in Eugene, Oregon.


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